Cox Operating
Operator of record for 265 catalogued wells across 1 state. Every well below links to its full registry page.
At a glance
Cox Operating is the operator of record for 265 catalogued U.S. oil & gas wells in 1 state. None is listed as active, 21 (8%) are plugged & abandoned and 242 flagged as orphaned. Its largest concentration is in Louisiana, with 265 wells (100% of its portfolio).
Wells operated
265
Active
0
Plugged
21
Orphaned
242
Portfolio by state
| State | Wells |
|---|---|
| Louisiana | 265 |
Well mix
- Oil wells
- 169
- Gas wells
- 26
- Shut-in
- 0
- Active share
- 0%
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Claim your operator profileWhere does Cox Operating operate?
Cox Operating's catalogued wells are spread across 1 state: Louisiana (265). Its 265 Louisiana wells are 0.1% of the 225,728 catalogued in that state — its largest share of any state. Counts cover only states whose registries WellCensus has ingested with operator names; wells in Nebraska and Texas (location indexes) and in states without a registry ingest are not yet attributed to any operator.
How many of Cox Operating’s wells are active, plugged or orphaned?
0% of Cox Operating's catalogued wells are active, 29 percentage points below the national share of 29%. 8% are plugged & abandoned, against 47% nationally. 242 wells filed under this name are flagged as orphaned — unplugged, with no operator able to plug them.
What kinds of wells does Cox Operating operate?
By product class, 169 (64%) are oil wells and 26 (10%) gas wells; nationally the shares are 43% and 17%. The deepest of its wells with a published depth is Operc 2 Rb Sua;sl 340 114 in Iberia, LA at 19,000 ft. The wells listed below sit in Iberia (LA), Cameron (LA), St Bernard (LA) and Plaquemines (LA).
Notable wells operated by Cox Operating
| Well | API # / state ID | Status | Type | Location | Operator | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operc 2 Rb Sua;sl 340 114 | 17-707-20148 | Orphaned | Gas | Iberia, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 19,000 ft |
| Sl 3841 001-D | 17-700-00283 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 16,845 ft |
| Sl 4147 K 002 | 17-727-20172 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | St Bernard, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 15,769 ft |
| Sl 4147 K 001 | 17-727-20159 | Orphaned | Gas | St Bernard, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 15,760 ft |
| Sl 3839 004 | 17-700-00261 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 14,700 ft |
| Sl 3840 5 | 17-700-20241 | Orphaned | Gas | Cameron, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 14,608 ft |
| Sl 195 Qq 365 | 17-075-24437 | Orphaned | Gas | Plaquemines, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 14,428 ft |
| Qb 9b Ra Su;sl 195 Qq 338 | 17-075-23148 | Plugged & abandoned | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 13,900 ft |
| Sl 195 Qq 369 | 17-075-24522 | Other status | Other type | Plaquemines, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 13,508 ft |
| Sl 3841 007 | 17-700-20240 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 12,706 ft |
| Sl 3841 006 | 17-700-20235 | Orphaned | Other type | Cameron, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 12,600 ft |
| Sl 195 Qq 360-D | 17-075-23735 | Orphaned | Oil | Plaquemines, LA | Cox Operating, L.L.C. | 12,579 ft |
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Frequently asked questions
How many wells does Cox Operating operate?
Cox Operating is the operator of record for 265 catalogued oil & gas wells, with the largest concentration in Louisiana (265). Only wells in states WellCensus has ingested are counted.
How many of Cox Operating's wells are still active?
0 of Cox Operating's catalogued wells are active; 21 are plugged & abandoned and 242 are flagged as orphaned.
In which states does Cox Operating operate wells?
Cox Operating is the operator of record for wells in Louisiana (265).
Does Cox Operating operate mostly oil or gas wells?
169 of Cox Operating's catalogued wells are oil wells and 26 are gas wells; the rest are injection, service or unclassified wells.
What is Cox Operating's deepest well?
Among wells with a published depth, Operc 2 Rb Sua;sl 340 114 in Iberia, LA is the deepest at 19,000 ft.
Where Cox Operating's wells are
About this data
Source: State oil & gas regulator registries (operator of record as filed, exact-normalized across states) plus the USGS United States Documented Orphaned Well Database (2026), as published October 10, 2026 — WellCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: WellCensus, “Cox Operating — well portfolio”, https://wellcensus.com/operators/cox-operating-75595 (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Operator portfolios are resolved from raw state registry filings (exact-normalized names; subsidiaries stay separate).